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PRIDE AND PREJUDICE? Factors influencing “uptake” of family based respite care services
Author(s) -
Robinson Carol
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of the british institute of mental handicap (apex)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.633
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1468-3156
pISSN - 0261-9997
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3156.1988.tb00484.x
Subject(s) - respite care , pride , prejudice (legal term) , service (business) , scale (ratio) , psychology , nursing , social psychology , medicine , political science , business , geography , cartography , marketing , law
The research findings described in this article are drawn from a large‐scale evaluative study of one of Britain's largest family based respite care schemes for families with a child who is handicapped (Robinson, 1986). It looks at the evidence which helps to answer the question: “Why don't all families eligible to use this respite service do so?”. The findings suggest that a number of social and demographic characteristics found to influence “uptake” of respite care services in America are equally relevant in Britain, but that a number of other variables are also important. These additional factors are associated with a lack of information about the services on offer, families' past experiences of family based services, and parents' attitudes towards their parenting role.